“Bursting Out” & “Holding Hope” premiere in Lagos set new ‘Nollywood standard’

Aug. 12 | Nollywood has seized to be the dumping ground for low quality films as movie producers and actors have improved on their skills, and are now producing movies that are of world class standards. This fact is further reinforced on Sunday, August 8 as one...

New class of African singers, rappers emerges

Aug. 10 | When rapper K’naan was recording songs peppered with tales about warfare, poverty and despair in his native Somalia, there were people who told him he should consider abandoning his socially conscious frame of mind for material that wasn’t...

Super model Naomi Campbell testifies against Charles Taylor

Aug. 5 | Naomi Campbell testified before a war crimes tribunal Thursday that she had received some “dirty-looking stones” after a 1997 dinner party with former Liberian ruler Charles Taylor. Still, the supermodel said she didn’t know if the...

Holding Hope and Bursting Out for premier in August

Jul. 27 | …we want to make people cry and laugh-Uche Jombo First, from Royal Arts Academy Productions were Guilty Pleasure and Nollywood Hustlers starring notable stars such as Ramsey Nouah, Majid Micheal, Nse Ikpe Etim, Uche Jombo, Susan Peters, Charles...

Anchor Baby to hit cinema in Nigeria soon

Jul. 21 | Anchor Baby, a movie shot by Lonzo Nzekwe and featuring City People actress of the year, Omoni Oboli, Sam Sarpong of Hollywood and other foreign cast is set to hit cinemas in Nigeria. Anchor Babe is the story of married illegal immigrant couple, Joyce...

Nigerian sensation Toyin Dada launches debut album

Jul. 19 | Nigerian rising star in gospel music, Toyin Dada will be launching her debut album on Saturday, July 24th in Toronto, Canada.  The much anticipated album release will be accompanied by a concert performance by Toyin and other accomplished Toronto...

Official Statement from MO’HITS on Wande Coal’s Nude Picture Saga

Jul. 16 | Somebody is after Wande Coal- Mo’hits Bigsam Media - It has come to our notice that a purported nude picture of Wande Coal is being circulated on social networking site, Twiiter and that made him a trending topic yesterday and early hours...

Lancelot Imasuen to direct Dagrin Movie

Jul. 14 | BigSam Media - Renowned Director, Lancelot Imasuen has joined Stingomania Entertainment in making sure that the life and works of late rap artiste Dagrin does not go down the drain. The respected Director has been drafted to be the Director of...

Fela’s associate, Tony Allen brings afrobeat to Luminato

Jun. 11 | By Dave Morris The afrobeat sound Tony Allen helped invent has spread far beyond Nigeria, but the drummer himself is still misunderstood Drummers are generally reputed to be the crustiest of musicians — blame it on manic swing icon Buddy Rich screaming...

Korean cultural troupe to grace Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary

Jun. 3 | The South Korean national cultural troupe will add colour to Nigeria’s 50th independence anniversary celebrations, Mr Park Young-Kuk, the Asian country’s Ambassador to Nigeria, said in Abuja on Wednesday. The troupe will stage a grand...